During an interview with Taylor Gaes of NBA.com, Reaves revealed that James was hard on him, particularly during a two-week stretch. Reaves grew so frustrated that he longed for a break from James. Turns out, James had a specific motivation for pressing Reaves early on.

LeBron James turned 40 in December. Most athletes his age are coaching AAU teams or commentating from a studio. But on Monday night, James did something no NBA player his age has ever done; dropped 40 points in a regular-season game,

Austin Reaves felt LeBron James was being too hard on him during his rookie season and complained about it to former Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy.